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Obama supports renewal of key Iran sanctions bill, Engel tells ‘Post’

Obama supports renewal of key Iran sanctions bill, Engel tells ‘Post’

Senior administration official responds to ‘Post’: ISA extension “not necessary” yet.   NEW YORK – US President Barack Obama supports renewal of the Iran Sanctions… Read More ›

Muslim, youngest-ever Swedish minister resigns over drunk driving

Muslim, youngest-ever Swedish minister resigns over drunk driving

Aida Hadzialic, 29, a former Bosnian refugee, leaves post after being caught at the wheel with proscribed level of blood alcohol   STOCKHOLM, Sweden –… Read More ›

All of the US’s energy consumption in one giant graphic

All of the US’s energy consumption in one giant graphic

Today’s graphic is special type of flow chart, called a Sankey diagram. This particular one shows the total estimated energy consumption in the United States… Read More ›

Why Georgia is turning purple

Why Georgia is turning purple

  Since the end of the Democratic National Convention, Hillary Clinton has been riding high in the polls nationally, in swing states, and in a… Read More ›

Donald Trump sidesteps Hillary Clinton, says he’s running against ‘the crooked media’

Donald Trump sidesteps Hillary Clinton, says he’s running against ‘the crooked media’

  Donald Trump signaled on Saturday that he’s more interested in fighting the media than challenging his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. The Republican presidential nominee… Read More ›

Washington – Medicaid Estimate Renews Cost Concerns Over ‘Obamacare’

Washington – Medicaid Estimate Renews Cost Concerns Over ‘Obamacare’

  Washington – A government report finds that the cost of expanding Medicaid to millions more low-income people is increasing faster than expected, raising questions… Read More ›

New York – Briefly Standing, Or Being Active, Reduces Blood Sugar Across The Day

New York – Briefly Standing, Or Being Active, Reduces Blood Sugar Across The Day

New York – For obese people who sit for most of the day, replacing some sitting time with standing, slow walking or slow cycling reduces… Read More ›

New York – Trump Tower: Not As ‘Huuge’ As Donald Trump Says It Is

New York – Trump Tower: Not As ‘Huuge’ As Donald Trump Says It Is

  New York – When a Virginia teenager began scaling the glass walls of Trump Tower this week, journalists covering his dramatic climb live struggled… Read More ›

Aleppo’s angel: A nurse’s devotion to Syria’s children

Aleppo’s angel: A nurse’s devotion to Syria’s children

Malaika, a 29-year-old head nurse, holds Ali, a 2-day-old infant, as he struggles to take his final breaths. Born in eastern Aleppo, one of the… Read More ›

2 detained, questioned in Thailand blasts

2 detained, questioned in Thailand blasts

Bangkok, Thailand – Investigators in Thailand detained and questioned two people in connection with the wave of bombings across the country Thursday and Friday, police… Read More ›

Michael Phelps: How swimming legend regained his ‘immortality’

Michael Phelps: How swimming legend regained his ‘immortality’

  Michael Phelps set out with the goal “to change the sport of swimming.” With a record 22 Olympic gold medals — and possibly a… Read More ›

Gaza aid workers fear impact of Hamas allegations

Gaza aid workers fear impact of Hamas allegations

Accusations that employees diverted funds to Hamas ‘could have major implications for wider humanitarian community,’ expert says   AFP — Getting foreign aid to hundreds… Read More ›

Archeological finds, City of David bolster Jewish claim to J’lem

Archeological finds, City of David bolster Jewish claim to J’lem

“If all that stuff is built on the notion that none of this ever happened, and then you pull a seal out of the ground… Read More ›

Kahlon touts budget reforms amid criticism on spending

Kahlon touts budget reforms amid criticism on spending

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the unanimously-approved budget, calling it “an important budget with foundations for competition, reforms and growth.”   Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon… Read More ›

UN says Gaza employee diverted rubble on PA instructions

UN says Gaza employee diverted rubble on PA instructions

Waheed Borsh, 38, is charged by Israel with transfering 300 tons of rubble to help build a Hamas naval facility   The United Nations on… Read More ›

New York imam shot and killed near mosque

New York imam shot and killed near mosque

‘That’s not what America is about,’ say shocked congregants, blaming attack on Islamophobic election politics   A New York imam and another person, reportedly his… Read More ›

Jewish disunity: Public figures nationwide discuss its dangers

Jewish disunity: Public figures nationwide discuss its dangers

Author Brandes: Jews here becoming more religiously tolerant.   A host of public figures including academics, authors, journalists, politicians and social activists held meetings across… Read More ›

Is One Republic returning to Israel?

Is One Republic returning to Israel?

Musical sensation One Republic may be on their way back to Israel sometime in 2017; the group, whose hits include ‘Apologize’ and ‘Counting Stars’ last… Read More ›

Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza have fun in the sun

Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza have fun in the sun

As the dog days of the summer come into full swing, families in the West Bank and Gaza are looking for things to do with… Read More ›

Nasrallah: ‘the Israeli home front will be hit’

Nasrallah: ‘the Israeli home front will be hit’

In a speech marking ten years since the end of the Second Lebanon War, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah claims that his group had a ‘divine… Read More ›